I'm From Driftwood
The stories on I’m From Driftwood send a simple but powerful message to LGBTQIA+ people everywhere: You are not alone. I’m From Driftwood combats isolation and creates empathy to build a more understanding and accepting world. These are our stories, told in our own voices.
Latest Sexuality Stories
I’m From Milwaukee, WI.
It’s funny because when you look back at my life I’ve always known I was gay. Finally admitting that to myself was the hardest thing. So hard in fact, it was only a year ago th...
I’m From North Augusta, SC – Video Story.
If you’re interested in being in a Video Story, just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Continu...
I’m From St. Michael, MN.
Growing up, my journals were plastered with clippings stolen from my sisters Teen Magazines. There was a lust for the guys. To have…to hold… There wasn’t always a need for wo...
I’m From Salem, OR.
While trying to muster up an interesting, inspiring, or just entertaining story to write about, nothing worthy came to mind. I had fleeting thoughts of this-or-that, and started a ...
I’m From Colombo, Sri Lanka.
When I met her, I didn’t know what she meant to me. When I made love to her for the first and last time, I didn’t know what she meant to me. And now, years later, I am still no...
I’m From Anchorage, AK.
My mother used to tell me to eat my vegetables, go to church and tie my shoes. Now that all seems a distant but unique perspective. My name is Chris Oeser and I am 30 years old and...
I’m From Columbia, SC – Video Story.
If you’re interested in being in a Video Story, just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Continu...
I’m From Colombo, Sri Lanka.
“I want to move to Iowa to get married, and make you pancakes every morning.” It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment I fell in love with her, but reading that text message on...
I’m From Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
I was sixteen when my parents decided to move to another city about 600km from where we were living then. My father got a new job so it was a necessity for us to go there if we wan...
I’m From Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
I was a chef working on a cruise line in Miami. Sailing the Caribbean, I was having the time of my life. Work was very hard. But that was it that kept me on my toes. I worked with ...
I’m From Nuremberg, Germany – Video Story.
If you’re interested in being in a Video Story, just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Continu...
I’m From Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
My story starts in grade eight, which is the first year of high school where I live. I remember my sister was always changing her hair colour and seemed to always con me into pract...
